somaliensis, Cociella Knapp [L. W.] 1996:29, Fig. 8 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 109 (no. 1); ref. 22010] South of Ras Hafun, Somalia, western Indian Ocean, 10°13'00"N, 51°00'18"E, depth 30 meters. Holotype: USNM 326300. Paratypes: BMNH 1993.11.5.1-3 (3); MNHN 1993-0265 (1), 1993-0266 (1); USNM 302846-47 (1, 3), 326298-99 (20, 8), 326301 (1). •Valid as Cociella somaliensis Knapp 1996 -- (Imamura 1996:203 [ref. 22700], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S103 [ref. 27377], Imamura & Aungtonya 2020:28 [ref. 38146], Knapp 2022:584 [ref. 39727], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:564 [ref. 40712]). Current status: Valid as Cociella somaliensis Knapp 1996. Platycephalidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Somalia, Oman and Pakistan. Habitat: marine.